Franklin Square Hospital Center

Franklin Square Hospital Center is a hospital located in the White Marsh/Rossville area of eastern Baltimore County, Maryland. Franklin Square is the third largest hospital in Maryland. Employing more than 2,800 employees, Franklin Square is one of the largest employers in Baltimore County. Franklin Square Hospital Center is a member of MedStar Health.

The building is found along Franklin Square Drive, next to the campus of Community College of Baltimore County - Essex, and is used as a training ground for students of Allied Health programs at the college.

Franklin Square can be reached from Baltimore Beltway exits 32 (Belair Road) or 34 (Philadelphia Road) by turning of Rossville Boulevard to Franklin Square Drive. Public transportation is available to the hospital. It is accessible on bus line nos. 4, 24, 35, and 55, operated by the Maryland Transit Administration.

History

In 1898 Franklin Square opened with just 20 beds. It was the first hospital to open in the community of West Baltimore. In 1969 the hospital moved to the eastern Baltimore County in a new 325-bed facility. The Emergency Department treats a daily average of 300 patients making it the busiest E.R. in the state of Maryland.^[1]

In the fall of 2004, Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore opened the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Cancer Institute, which houses centers focusing on melanoma, gynecologic oncology and breast cancer.^[2] Franklin Square is building a 356,000-square-foot (33,100 m²) patient tower. Construction began in the fall of 2007, and was completed in 2010. It features:

• A new seven-story, 356,000-square-foot (33,100 m²) patient tower
• An expanded six-zone ED with 70 treatment areas
• A growth in number of rooms, from 241 to 366
• Private rooms making up 96 percent of all patient rooms
• A large intensive care unit that houses 42 beds
• Four new medical/surgical units
• Additional surface parking

In November of 2008, Franklin Square Hospital joined the ranks of 5% of US hospitals who have Magnet Status.^[3]

References

1. ^ "History at a Glance". Franklin Square Hospital. http://www.franklinsquare.org/body.cfm?id=555960. Retrieved 2007-07-24. 
2. ^ "2005 Post 200". Washington Post. 2005. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/post200/2005/MEDST.html 
3. ^ Magnet Designation

External links

• Franklin Square Hospital Center
• MedStar Health
• Franklin Square Hospital Center on Google Street View